Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences, cilt.45, sa.2, ss.56-65, 2025 (Scopus)
Objective: There are many nuances in each stage of breast augmentation surgery. In clinical practice, each plastic surgeon may have different preferences during different stages of the surgery. In this study, a survey was conducted to reveal the current attitudes of plastic surgeons in breast augmentation surgery. Material and Methods: A 35-item electronic survey was administered to plastic surgeons in Türkiye. The survey included questions about common surgical practices, the use of new technologies, and technical issues in secondary surgery. The collected data were systematically analyzed. Results: A total of 130 plastic surgeons participated in the survey. The preferred incision was inframammary in 95 percent of cases, periareolar in 3 per-cent, and transaxillary in 1 percent. The most frequently preferred pocket plane was the submuscular plane in 63 percent of cases and the subglandular or subfascial plane in 37 percent. Ninety-three percent of the participants stated that they always preferred silicone implants. Seventy percent of the participants used textured implants more frequently than smooth-surfaced implants. Eighty-three percent of the participants did not use an insertion funnel. Forty percent of the participants mostly used implants with a volume of 300-350 cc, and 31% of them mostly used implants with a volume of 275-325 cc. Conclusion: This study revealed that there is a trend toward more frequent use of inframammary incisions, silicone as the filling material, textured surfaces, and implant volumes larger than 275 cc in Türkiye. The authors think that complications that may arise in the long term could be different due to different preferences among countries.